Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan’s quip that volunteer firefighters should be commended “for all the half-bits you do” couldn’t have been better timed last weekend. Please note, this article has been corrected. Richie Gerrand received a…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan’s quip that volunteer firefighters should be commended “for all the half-bits you do” couldn’t have been better timed last weekend. Please note, this article has been corrected. Richie Gerrand received a…
State Highway 1 between Tīrau and Putāruru re-opened on schedule last week while emergency road repair work continued at the intersection of SH1 and SH29 following heavy rain. It was a busy four weeks for…
Farming families are being called on to help connect Filipina women with an online new English language programme. Founder Lyzanne du Plessis said she owes her life to speaking English well and easily making friends…
Head of school resigns Controversial St Peter’s School head Marcus Blackburn has resigned. The announcement came from Trust Board chair John Macaskill-Smith this afternoon and he also confirmed Jason Speedy has been appointed Head of…
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters will speak at a public meeting in Hamilton at the end of the party’s convention on Sunday. “It’s just a really good opportunity for the party leader to say…
The conviction of a former teacher has prompted a statement from St Peter’s Cambridge recognising the “courage of alumni witnesses”. Geoffrey Coker, Director of Music at St Peter’s School Cambridge from 1974 to 1976, was…
NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main has agreed to meet ProDrive chief executive Peter Gallagher to discuss the long-running case of Waipā posties Ian and Danny Kennedy. The couple were contracted by NZ Post…
Twenty-four school students were recognised last month in this year’s Town and Country Literacy Awards run by Altrusa International of Cambridge. The students – two each from 24 primary or intermediate schools – were each…
Cambridge’s Jumble Around op-shop is distributing a record $200,000 to 106 non-profit organisations and clubs in the community. The funds were raised at the Leamington-based outlet which is manned entirely by volunteers. Jumble Around president…
Three Waikato district residents in The News circulation area were presented with Mayoral Community awards by mayor Jacqui Church last week. Lockie Verner of Tauwhare, Jane Manson of Tamahere and Ian Wallace of Matangi were…
